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Southeast board adopts Local Law No. 7 to regulate rental registration and short‑term rentals
Summary
The Town Board adopted Local Law Number 7 of 2025 to overhaul rental housing registration, require periodic inspections, define short‑term rentals as a conditional planning board use and create permit and revocation procedures; the board adopted a SEQRA negative declaration and declared itself lead agency.
The Town Board of Southeast adopted Local Law Number 7 of 2025, a package of changes the supervisor described as a comprehensive update to the town code covering rental housing registration, short‑term rentals and senior housing permit conditions. Supervisor Durante read the resolution and moved for adoption; the board approved the local law by voice vote after adopting a SEQRA negative declaration and declaring the board lead agency for environmental review.
Why it matters: The local law replaces Chapter 108 to establish a rental occupancy permit system with periodic inspections, penalties and revocation procedures, and it adds a definition and permitting framework for short‑term rentals (including parking and occupancy limits). It also amends zoning articles to treat short‑term rentals as a planning‑board conditional use and sets special permit conditions for senior or age‑restricted housing.
Board action: Supervisor Durante read the resolution text that states the board "hereby adopts Local Law Number 7 of 2025 pursuant to the municipal home rule law" and described the code changes in detail (rental registration, inspection authority, permit revocation and appeals). The motion to adopt the local law and the associated negative declaration under SEQRA were seconded and carried by voice vote.
Record and timing: The supervisor directed the town clerk to file the local law in the minutes and in the town code book and to file required notice with the New York State Secretary of State; a board member noted the law will be effective once filed (within about 20 days as discussed in the meeting).
Representative quote: Supervisor Durante: "Now, therefore, be it resolved that the town board of the town of Southeast hereby adopts hereby adopts local law number 7 of 2025 pursuant to the municipal home rule law repeal and replace chapter 108 of the town code entitled rental housing registration…"
Ending: The adoption concluded with a voice vote; the board directed the clerk to complete filing formalities and proceed with administrative implementation steps.
